Shears for clipping-hedges.



o. ll. Patented Jan. I, 190|. J. JURiTSCH.

SHEARS FOB CLIPPING HEDGES. l

(Application led Jan. 10, 1900.)

@Namen STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHANN JURITSOH, OF KLAGENFURTH, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY..

SHEARS FOR CLlPPlNG rHEDGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 664,870, dated January1, 1901. 'application sied January 10,1900. serial No. 1.029. (Nomen.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHANN JURITSOH, a lcitizen of Austria, andaresident of and whose post-office address is Klagenfurth, Austria-Hungary, have invented certain newl and useful Improvements in Shearsfor Clipping Hedges, of which the following is a specification.

'lhe object of my invention is shears for clipping hedges, which effecta fastand perfeet clipping without necessitating any great exertion.These shears are provided with five blades, two of these belonging tothe upper part of the shears and the lower middle blade is two-edged. vln the accompanying drawings, Figure l gives a view of the shears whenclosed, while Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 3 shows a nenlarged lengthwise cut corresponding to line C C of Fig. l.

The shears show five blades or knives a b c d e. The upper half has twotwo-edged blades (l e, slightly bent and integral with one handle, whileon the lower half there are three similarly-shaped blades ct b c,secured upon another handle, which handles are pivoted upon each other,as is ordinary. Of these only the middle one Z2 is two-edged, While theouter ones a and chave only one cutting edge on the inner side. All thefive blades are slightly bent in the saine direction. rlhe two parts ofthe shears are joined in the ordinary way by a screw f and nut t locatedin the turning` point. lly thisI peculiar arrangement of the blades, incombination with their two edges, a fourfold cnt is effected wheneverthe shears are opened or closed. These shears, therefore, far surpassany of the older systems of `shears in quickness and efficiency, andeven the unpracticed are able to effect a faultless cut with the utmostfacility. 4 v

' The turning movement of the two parts of the shears may either belimited by pins fastened in convenient places of .the lower lefthandblade or a pin fastened to the upper half ofthe shears, and terminatingin a semicircular head may catch in the lower half.

The bent shape of the blades eects a drawing cut, while the old type ofclipping-shears only squeeze the branches olf.

I claim- Shears4 for clipping hedges having five blades, whereof thereare upon lone handle two outside blades having cutting edges on theinside thereof, and the middle bladehaving edges on both sides, and twoblades upon the other handle, both sides of both of the last-.

named blades having cutting edges whereby an engagement with both sidesof the middle blade, and the inside of both of the outer blades of thefirst series is effected by the two blades of the second series,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHANN J URITSCH.

V/itnesses ANTON OHRFANDL, ro'rHER GRAF v. ORsoNI ROSENBERG.

